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Planned Giving

Planned gifts allow donors to combine their charitable interests with their overall tax, estate, retirement and financial plans. They often allow donors to make a more significant impact than they may have thought possible, since these gifts are made from a donor’s overall estate, rather than their annual income. Planned gifts can maximize tax benefits and income for life, in addition to creating a legacy for the future of LPA.

Planned gifts fall into two major categories:

Gifts Through Your Estate

Bequests made through your will or revocable trust require no minimum amount and can be made with any type of asset.

Your estate receives a charitable tax deduction.

You can revise your bequest at any time to make a restricted, unrestricted, or endowment-building gift.

You leave a permanent legacy to LPA.

To name LPA in your will or revocable trust, we recommend the following language:

“I hereby give to Little People of America, an Indiana not-for-profit corporation, with its principal place of business at Sonoma, California:

The sum of $________________ [amount] AND/OR

The following described property: ________________ [description] AND/OR

________% [percent] of the residue of my estate.”

Gifts During Your Lifetime

Various assets (including real estate and securities) can fund a gift that will provide life income.

You receive an immediate charitable tax deduction.

You can structure payments for your lifetime or the lifetimes of loved ones.

You leave a permanent legacy to LPA.

If you’re interested in exploring the benefits of a planned gift, please contact Deb Himsel, LPA’s Executive Director, at [email protected] to start the conversation.